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December 3, 2011

Sewing Project: Zipper Pouches with Pleats

A while back I found a tutorial for a simple, small zipper pouch with a few pleats for interest. I filed it away with all the other tutorials I stumble upon that make me think "Oh! I have to make that!" -- a thought that quickly leads to "And I can make a whole bunch of them and give them as gifts!" I'm misguidedly eager and ambitious when it comes to crafts, and usually I end up just turning out one supposedly amazing item before I either a) lose interest, or b) realize this supposedly amazing item is way more trouble than it's worth due to difficulty or poor instructions. So this is an exception worth mentioning.

I made this rosy pouch to send to my sister for her birthday, along with some new crochet books to help her expand her menagerie. It requires a small amount of fabric and a 7-inch zipper -- I have plenty of fabric, so the investment is only around $2 for the zipper and some time. Aaaaand that's what led me to this:

One of these pouches will go to a holiday auction and the other may make its way into a Christmas gift. The one on the left is lined in the grey dot, and the one on the right is lined in the turquoise dot. I made these last night, and after struggling with the turquoise one, I finished it and whipped out the grey one in record time, so I guess practice makes perfect.
After making 3 pouches, I still have some issues with the design/tutorial, but it's unlikely anyone else would notice the flaws I see. And so I may make more...or I may move on to the next greatest tutorial ever -- and make a bunch to give as gifts!